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Portland, Oregon

Behavioral Health Support Specialist

Behavioral HealthFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.25-$30.39/hr

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Job Description

At Legacy, we’re dedicated to continually raising the bar on behavioral health care for our community members affected by mental illness. Our success depends on passionate, skilled people who share this commitment. If you excel in teamwork and enjoy supporting patients through exceptional administrative and customer service, consider joining us as a Behavioral Health Support Specialist and help us make a meaningful difference together.

Responsibilities

  • Participates with the health care team in delivering quality and customer focused health care to patients.
  • Provides administrative and clerical services for a behavioral health nursing unit(s).
  • Escorts and provides visitor management.
  • Manages legal status documentation and documents.
  • Communicates relevant information to the greater health care team.
  • Assists in supporting the unit leadership in scheduling appointments.
  • Assists with the patient belongings process.
  • Assists with collection and management of quality reporting.
  • Supports day to day unit operations.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking skills, high attention to detail and integrity.

Qualifications

Education

High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience

Six months of office/clerical experience is required; six months of office/clerical experience in a behavioral health setting is preferred.

Experience working with trauma informed care highly preferred.

Skills

  • Proficient in understanding of medical and behavioral health terminology strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform detailed work accurately.
  • Expert communication skills required.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with licensed independent providers, social workers, and other health care professionals.
  • Excellent teamwork skills required.
  • Must be able to proficiently operate applicable computer systems.
  • Knowledge of legal proceedings as they apply to a behavioral health population.

Pay Range

USD $21.25 - USD $30.39 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: legacyhealth.org

Key Skills

Administrative supportLegal documentation

Behavioral Health Career Context

In Oregon, the Behavioral Health weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (27 salary observations; 44 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (549 salary observations; 1,765 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$54k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,732/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.